The Colorado River Crossing Hot Air Balloon Festival is one of the most popular hot air balloon festival in Arizona, organized by the Caballeros de Yuma, a public relations firm in the city. Arizona's premier autumn event occupies West Wetland Park and is usually held over a long weekend in mid-November. Don’t miss a chance to see the most colorful and remarkable balloons from the West and Southwest with the Colorado River and the Sonoran Desert in the backdrop.
The admission to the morning hot air balloon launches on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday requires a canned food donation. The festival’s top highlight is the Desert Balloon Glow at Yuma's Ray Kroc Desert Sun Stadium, the admission to which is also a canned food donation. The event is typically scheduled for Saturday night.
Yuma is located in southwest Arizona. Besides its remarkable West Wetland Park, the host city boasts a number of other curious sites worth seeing. If you have spare time, make sure to visit Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park and Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park. Also, check out a 1907 steam locomotive on Pivot Point Plaza—this locomotive used to serve the Southern Pacific Railroad, which once ran through Yuma.
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